Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A military officer is brought into an alien war against an extraterrestrial enemy who can reset the day and know the future. When this officer is enabled with the same power, he teams up with a Special Forces warrior to try and end the war.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writers:

Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay),

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise	...	Cage
Emily Blunt	...	Rita
Brendan Gleeson	...	General Brigham
Bill Paxton	...	Master Sergeant Farell
Jonas Armstrong	...	Skinner
Tony Way	...	Kimmel
Kick Gurry	...	Griff
Franz Drameh	...	Ford
Dragomir Mrsic	...	Kuntz
Charlotte Riley	...	Nance
Masayoshi Haneda	...	Takeda
Terence Maynard	...	Cruel Sergeant
Noah Taylor	...	Dr. Carter
Lara Pulver	...	Karen Lord
Madeleine Mantock	...	Julie

Storyline

An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | combat | alien | battle | subjective camera | 

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Taglines:

Live, Die, Repeat

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Un jour sans lendemain

Filming Locations:

Leavesden Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$178,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,760,246 (USA) (6 June 2014)

Gross:

$100,189,501 (USA) (5 September 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Cruise was one of the first people to learn about Emily Blunt's pregnancy. The cast and crew had to return a few months after principal photography had wrapped to do some pick up shots. During the couple of months between the two shoots, Emily Blunt became pregnant and was only a few weeks along when they had to return for the additional filming. Because of the pregnancy, Blunt opted to not do her own stunts for this portion of the shoot, but didn't tell anyone why, since the pregnancy was still in the early stages. This confused Tom Cruise, since she had done most of her own stunts during principal photography. Blunt revealed to him that she was in the early stages of pregnancy, which according to her, made him the only person besides her husband and one close friend to know about the pregnancy.

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Goofs

In the first conversation with General Brigham, one of Cage's jacket buttons is undone. In the next shot, his jacket is neatly buttoned up.

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Quotes

Lt. Col. Bill Cage: [while in training] Stop! Wait, wait, wait, wait! Stop! Wait a second, wait a second! I've been thinking... I mean, this thing is in my blood. So maybe there's some way I can transfer it to you.
Rita Vrataski: I've tried everything, it doesn't work.
Lt. Col. Bill Cage: I mean have you tried... you know... tried ALL the options.
Rita Vrataski: Oh, you mean sex? Yeah, tried it.
Lt. Col. Bill Cage: ...how many times?
Rita Vrataski: Alright...
[Cage gets hit by a spinning robot]

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures and RatPac Entertainment logos are interrupted by static.

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Connections

Features WarGames (1983)

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Soundtracks

Massive Mellow
Written by Daniel Lenz
Performed by Daniel Lenz
Courtesy of RipTide Music

User Reviews

This movie doesn't think you're an idiot.

When I saw that Doug Liman was directing and McQuarrie penning, I was interested. I liked Liman's first Bourne film over Greengrass-directed nauseating shaky-cam sequels. McQuarrie is a wonderful screenwriter, and these two seemed like a perfect pair.

I got what I hoped: a movie that doesn't treat me like a 10-year old. "Edge of tomorrow" is smart, entertaining, exciting and fun. It's an original movie as well, not a sequel or a remake (although I hear it might be inspired by a novel or graphic novel).

Tom Cruise - who plays a slightly different character than usually - is good, he always brings his best. He cares about his projects and demands to do as much stunts as possible. His passion can be seen here too and he is again a joy to watch, but this isn't a movie for Cruise to carry. Liman and McQuarrie carry this movie with smart pacing, transitions and that certain magic good filmmakers seem to be able to harness at will.

Emily Blunt isn't a useless sidekick, but a strong and likable character. Not annoyingly strong on the surface like some feminist ball-busting fantasy, but a real character and deserves every minute of her screen time. Bill Paxton was fun to see as a hard-ass sergeant, and Brendan Gleeson was good as well - even though his screen time is limited. All the main actors work well together, if a scene is shared.

The movie flows in an interesting way and it likes to surprise you. I'm not talking about forced twists, I'm talking about that special situation where you don't know what happens next. I've missed that feeling. I didn't have to pretend to care about the movie, I was interested in every minute of it. This happens rarely. And when it ends, you're satisfied. No setting up sequels, no ambiguous crap, just a solid, fitting ending.

Unlike Cruise's last sci-fi film "Oblivion", this is definitely an action movie. At first glance it may look like a generic sci-fi action film - and granted, sometimes (suits, aliens) it does - but there's enough personality of its own. Action looks good and the camera doesn't shake around senselessly. Also, the action never goes into that overblown mode where your senses get tired and you just don't care anymore. Well done.

"Edge of tomorrow" is a thoroughly entertaining film. It's "just" a summer movie, but it's a smart, fun and exciting summer movie. You don't have to make excuses for its shortcomings to enjoy it. It's quality filmmaking and certainly a positive surprise.

9/10, will buy on blu-ray. I recommend this to everyone. Avoid as much spoilers as you can.